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Philip Levine Quote: “But I’m too old to be…”

But I’m too old to be written about as a young poet.

October 29, 2021 1928, American, January 10, Philip Levine, Quotes by Poets

Susan B. Anthony Quote: “I always distrust people who know…”

I always distrust people who know so much about what God wants them to do to their fellows.

October 28, 2021 1820, American, February 15, Quotes by Activists, Susan B. Anthony

Leon Kass Quote: “Almost everybody is enthusiastic about the…”

Almost everybody is enthusiastic about the promise of biotechnology to cure disease and to relieve suffering.

October 27, 2021 1939, American, February 12, Leon Kass, Quotes by Educators

Philip Levine Quote: “Now I think poetry will save…”

Now I think poetry will save nothing from oblivion, but I keep writing about the ordinary because for me it’s the home of the extraordinary, the only home.

October 26, 2021 1928, American, January 10, Philip Levine, Quotes by Poets

Henrik Ibsen Quote: “Really to sin you have to…”

Really to sin you have to be serious about it.

October 25, 2021 1828, Henrik Ibsen, March 20, Norwegian, Quotes by Poets

Lucy Larcom Quote: “I remember how beautiful the Merrimac…”

I remember how beautiful the Merrimac looked to me in childhood, the first true river I ever knew; it opened upon my sight and wound its way through my heart like a dream realized; its harebells, its rocks, and its rapids, are far more fixed in my memory than anything about the sea.

October 23, 2021 1824, American, Lucy Larcom, March 5, Quotes by Poets

Hassan Nasrallah Quote: “When a peace agreement is concluded…”

When a peace agreement is concluded between the Lebanese government and Israel, we would surely disagree with the Lebanese government about that, but we would not make any turmoil out of it.

October 23, 2021 1960, August 31, Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanese, Quotes by Revolutionaries

Vladimir Lenin Quote: “Freedom in capitalist society always remains…”

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.

October 22, 2021 1870, April 22, Quotes by Leaders, Russian, Vladimir Lenin

Paul Engle Quote: “I knew about holiness, never having…”

I knew about holiness, never having missed a Sunday-school class since I started at four years. But if Jews were also religious, how could our neighbor with the grease-grimy shirt use the word ‘damn’ about them?

October 21, 2021 1908, American, Paul Engle, Quotes by Poets

Geoff Mulgan Quote: “Many people leave government disillusioned about…”

Many people leave government disillusioned about its ability to achieve change and cynical about politicians. I left with rather opposite lessons.

October 21, 2021 1961, English, Geoff Mulgan, Quotes by Educators

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